Joseph Kirk
Advice on entering the fix & flip industry
5 January 2025 | 17 replies
Look for distressed properties through online platforms or local agents.
Jonathan Cubeta
Tenant screening
27 December 2024 | 12 replies
You should be able to search (if your county has online records) for your tenant’s name and/or all previous addresses listed on the tenant’s credit report.
Waruna Yapa
Who has the best rates and how to shop for them?
8 January 2025 | 14 replies
If you want the best rate, I would find the cheapest online lender you can find where you are number 37 out of 70 for the month.
Alexander Dombeck
Advice On Commercial Real Estate Purchase - 1st Time Owner
19 December 2024 | 3 replies
Hey Bigger Pockets community, I'm just starting out in Step 1 (get educated) on what I want to become a successful career in real estate investment.I also currently run an e-commerce business that is currently completely online, but would benefit from having a brick & mortar storefront, and I had an idea that maybe using the investment capital I'm looking to allocate into real estate into a commercial property my business can operate out of until I decide to sell the property in or rent it out to another business.I am obviously very naive when it comes to the complexity of any good real estate deal (especially commercial VS residential), but I'm hoping to spend as much time learning from everyone here who is on their journey as well.My main concern with the idea of buying commercial to operate my business out of it that I might struggle to rent it out afterwards and that there may likely be depreciation in the commercial real estate market over the next 5 years.I understand there is a lot of nuance depending on the local market but I'm guessing commercial is even less of a "safe" bet than finding a solid residential deal to leverage in some way.
Kevin Luttrell
Property management company recommendations in OC
19 December 2024 | 2 replies
TrueDoor appears to have a great reputation online, I'll be giving them a call.
Kegan Scholl
Best market to house hack in?
28 December 2024 | 24 replies
I live in Minnesota but have a video editing business online so I can go anywhere and there wouldn't be positives or negatives to any.
Jenni Utz
The Power of Relationships in Real Estate
22 December 2024 | 1 reply
These relationships became the foundation of my journey, providing me with insights that couldn’t be found in books or online courses.Building Relationships with Intentionality: Beyond TransactionsOne of the biggest lessons I learned early on is that relationships in real estate are about more than just business transactions.
Jorge Caceres
Utilities included worth the risk?
7 January 2025 | 28 replies
Monitoring open windows isn't feasible in my case, but I can definitely monitor daily electricity usage online
William Burns
Detroit Housing Commission Section 8 System
18 December 2024 | 5 replies
3) It's been 5+ years since we've seen a S8 tenant lose their voucher for property damages, not paying their portion of the rent or utilities, or other lease violations (letting others move in with them).It's our opinion that #2 & #3 above are caused by overworked caseworkers not having the time to process the extra required paperwork, so they take the path of least resistance.4) S8 needs someone at the federal level to put more of the program online and streamline the process!
Sarah Larbi
Costa Rica
11 January 2025 | 49 replies
You will likely have trouble finding real estate listed online for that coast since it is really pre-development.